The Stark Divide

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NEW REVIEWS: The Stark Divide

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More reviews keep coming in – today, two more five star reviews. 🙂 Anne Barwell at Drops of Ink couldn’t put it down: When I read a book by J. Scott Coatsworth I know I’m going to be treated to a story with fabulous world building, and interesting characters. The Stark Divide has all of that and more. One thing I really loved about this story is that although there are romances, they don’t drive it. Also it is populated by diverse characters with differing sexualities IE gay, straight, bi, and trans, which is accepted by this society in the … Read more

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Another Amazing Review for “The Stark Divide”

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A.M. Leibowitz just gave me a fantastic review for “The Stark Divide”. I am over the moon! I’ve read a number of books by the author, and I’ve enjoyed them. This one blows them all away. It is a phenomenal piece of writing that had my undivided attention from the first page. “a phenomenal piece of writing that had my undivided attention from the first page.” There is so much in here that hits all my personal hot spots: World-building that slowly unfolds without a ton of expository text; flawed but likable characters; both subtle and overt references to favorite … Read more

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The Stark Divide Reviews Part Duex

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More reviews rolling in. 🙂 Lilyn at Sci Fi and Scary reviews it and loves it: The Stark Divide was a nice quick read. It was definitely a book that I didn’t want to put down unless I absolutely had to. It plays with some familiar ideas, but does so in such a way that it doesn’t feel ‘been there, done that’. In it, we’ve basically destroyed Earth, but we don’t have FTL travel yet, so we can’t quickly get to another planet. “I didn’t want to put [it] down unless I absolutely had to.” Naturally, that means we have … Read more

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“The Stark Divide” Debuts to Great Reviews!

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First off, a five star review from Melanie at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words: Beautifully thought out as well as soaring on the author’s on creativity and extrapolation, don’t be surprised to feel yourself wanting to be a part of this Utopia and then beginning to fear for it when all the ugliness that killed the Earth finds it’s way to Forever. “Easily one of the best books of 2017!” As I said, this is only the first story in a series. I can scarcely wait for the next one to be released. I need to know where the saga … Read more

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Rainbow Snippets: The Stark Divide

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Okay, I am taking the plunge and doing the rainbow snippety thing. For those who don’t know, it’s a Facebook group where writers post a link to six lines from one of their works on their blog. Here’s mine, from The Stark Divide, which comes out on Tuesday. 🙂 He froze. A kuripa drone was cruising through the valley below them. Eddy climbed back inside the Moonjumper as quickly as he was able and pulled the door shut. “Trouble. Drone.” Davian nodded. He powered up the little makeshift craft, and this time the power stayed on. Maybe they’d be lucky. … Read more

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ADVANCE REVIEW: The Stark Divide – Dragonmount

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Dragonmount just posted a four star review of my forthcoming epic queer sci fi book, “The Stark Divide”: This story is very epic in scope, spanning over a thirty year period. You get to see the birth of the seedling, its adolescence, and finally its capabilities of being a host and home for humanity.  One enjoyable aspect is viewing the technology as it grows, understanding the process taken to ensure the survival of the human race. It’s a well thought out and logical system.  The idea of the self-aware AI is given a different spin in this story.  They are seen … Read more

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ADVANCE REVIEW: The Stark Divide – WROTE Podcast

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Jayne Lockwood just posted a fricking AMAZING review of my forthcoming epic sci fi book, “The Stark Divide”: This is a potent tale in an era where the problems the characters are coming up against are very familiar. Namely, the refugee crisis, capitalism and politics, power play, and wars that escalate, causing mass devastation. The fate of the dying Earth is very dark indeed. In contrast, it is wonderful to see the birth and development of Forever, borne out of the asteroid Ariadne, where the seed was planted. And whilst this could easily be a bleak tale of a dystopian … Read more

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Teaser – “The Stark Divide”

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Hey all… My next book, the epic sci fi tale “The Stark Divide”, releases on 10/10 and is available for preorder now. Here’s an excerpt from the third part of the book: Davian climbed inside the little Moonjumper, and Eddy followed him, closing the door behind him and sealing it. They ran through the preflight check Eddy had written out for them. Not that they could do much about it if things didn’t check out. They knocked things off their improvised checklist, with Eddy calling things off one by one. “Seal door.” “Check.” “Confirm cabin pressure.” “Check.” “Test ventilation system.” … Read more

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Cover Reveal/The Stark Divide Available for Preorder

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Happy happy day! The Stark Divide, my sci fi novel that will launch the Liminal Sky series, is coming out in October, but you can preorder it now at Dreamspinner. Find it here: https://www.dsppublications.com/books/the-stark-divide-by-j-scott-coatsworth-415-b About the Book: Some stories are epic. The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed. Three living generation ships have been built with a combination of genetic mastery, artificial intelligence, technology, and raw materials harvested from the asteroid belt. This is the story of one of them—43 Ariadne, or Forever, as … Read more